Everything you need to know about Amy Schumer’s new boyfriend Ben Hanisch

Who is Ben Hanisch, the Chicago furniture maker who’s building something special with the hot comic?

Amy Schumer is no longer living like her "Trainwreck" character — but who is Ben Hanisch, the Chicago furniture maker and the real-life Aidan from "Sex and the City?"

Here's everything we know:

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He's hunky like Jesus — but his furniture designs are more exciting

Hanisch founded his company, The Last Workshop, two years ago — and his online catalog is filled with innovative, modern designs such as a swing-set dining room table and a maximum-efficiency desk featuring protruding drawers from every side. His website says the company produces "simple, functional, well-made furniture." Yes, ladies, there really is a living, breathing Aidan from "Sex and the City."

Amy Schumer’s new boyfriend Ben Hanisch is much more than a simple furniture designer. (benhanisch/via Instagram)

Before furniture, he'd hoped to become the next Shaun White

He was a budding snowboarding star during his youth, and he was already competing in tournaments and had several sponsorships by the time he was 17. But it didn't pan out, so he went to the University of Utah, where he studied business, and then took a temporary job renovating an old warehouse that sparked his interest in a design career.

He doesn't want to design furniture forever. Hanisch told Harry's 5 O'Clock magazine his dream job is to open a "boutique hotel where every room is different." But he's also a photographer. Hanisch's Instagram is filled with stunning, professional-level pictures of the Chicago skyline from different depths and locations of the Windy City. The kid just can't be pinned down.

He's no Ashton Kutcher, but he's younger than his lady

He's 29 — five years younger than his new girlfriend. That's not as shocking as Kutcher, who started dating Demi Moore when he was 25 and she was 41. And Schumer's no J-Lo, who is 17 years older than her boy toy, Casper Smart.

Hanisch followed Schumer on Twitter in late-August, though the comedian never followed him back. She did just follow him on Instagram, however.

They did not meet on the matchmaking app Bumble, contrary to reports. Schumer made that very clear on Twitter, writing: "Please let the record show I have never in my life been on bumble."

She reiterated that point several hours later on Thursday, saying she's going to the Golden Globes with her boyfriend, "who I repeat I did NOT meet on bumble."

He got to break the news

On New Year's Day, he captioned an Instagram photo of him and Schumer apparently in Seattle, where she performed: "Sometimes in life you get extremely lucky, and the smartest, funniest, most beautiful woman comes along." She followed with her own joke on Tuesday, instagramming a photo of President Obama and calling him, "my new boyfriend."

Amy Schumer (second from left) and Hanisch (left) attended the White House this week. (amyschumer/via Instagram)

Schumer now needs new material

She won't be able to make single jokes (for the time being), such as, "I went home with this French guy because he said something adorable like, 'I have an apartment.'"

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She isn't sure Hanisch is The One

"I would love (to settle down and start a family), but I don't really see it for myself," she told Barbara Walters in her "Most Interesting People" interview last month. "I don't know how realistic it is."